Roast Piglet

⏳ Time

2 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

When choosing a piglet, it's better to select a 'girl' since they do not have the specific musky odor that is characteristic of 'boy' piglets.

Ingredients

Piglet - 3½ kg
Adjika - 1.1 oz
Pomegranate Seeds - ½ pieces
Salt - to taste
Tkemali - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Thoroughly wash the cleaned piglet and rub it with salt and adjika completely inside and out, making sure to cover every inch.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 392°F and place the whole piglet on a baking tray for 1 to 1.5 hours. Occasionally open the oven and either baste the piglet's back with the rendered fat or brush it with melted butter.

Step 3

You can check the readiness of the piglet by piercing the thickest part of the neck and observing the juices that flow out—they should be clear.

Step 4

As soon as the piglet is ready, remove it from the oven, let it cool slightly, and cut it into small pieces. Arrange the pieces in a random pile on a serving platter and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds. Enjoy the piglet by dipping the pieces in tkemali sauce.